Orange and Cranberry Agar Jelly Cubes
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — Kiera Wright-Ruiz, Coffee Jelly.
A coffee jelly recipe for 9 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Chill. Beat granulated sugar, agar, and salt to mix in a little bowl. Bring coffee to a boil in a little pot over a medium-high flame. Reduce heat to medium-low. Tip in sugar mixture, beating the whole time and lightly till fully dissolved, around 2 minutes. (in order in order to check if mixture has fully dissolved, run one spoon along bottom of this pot; there should be no sugar or agar adhering to the spoon.) Tip mixture in an 8-by-20 cm baking pan. (To keep bubbles from forming, it is helpful to use a spouted ladle to slowly move the liquid into the pan.). Lightly tap pan against the kitchen counter in order to eliminate any bubbles. Leave till it is cold sightly, till only just warm to the touch, around 15 minutes. Tighty cover pan with cling film and chill till cold and firm, no less than 3 hours. (It will set within an hour, yet should be chilled for this full 3 hours in order to ensure it is completely cold.) Slice in 9 squares. Offer chilled, topping each piece with around heavy cream and a scoop (2 teaspoons) of vanilla ice cream.
Storage
Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.
EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.04 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 92 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving: about 45 mg caffeine (serving: 1 of 9 servings). Source: 1020 ml brewed coffee × USDA FDC SR Legacy #171890 (brewed coffee, 40 mg/100 g); divided by 9 servings.
- Scaling: making more servings does not change the caffeine in each serving; what counts is how many servings you drink in a day. 1 serving: 45 mg · 2 servings: 90 mg · 3 servings: 135 mg · 4 servings: 180 mg.
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. 1 serving = 11 % of 400 mg. EFSA
5.5 g per serving
11 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 22 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 53 kcal |
| Protein | 0.4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5.8 g |
| of which sugars | 5.8 g |
| of which free sugars | 5.5 g |
| Fat | 3.2 g |
| of which saturates | 2 g |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.04 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
0.8 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
